Pistochini’s Picks: May 5 CalX
May 5, 2011,by Gregg Pistochini
Cal Expo racing analyst Gregg Pistochini offers his picks for the $10,000 Pick 4 at Cal Expo Raceway on May 5, part of the USTA Strategic Wagering program.
Cal Expo Raceway Pick 4, Thursday, May 5, 2011
$1 Pick 4 — Races 6 through 9
I have put together two tickets for this Thursday’s Late Pick 4, singling the debuting Lust on both plays.
$1 play: 2367/147/3578/5 = $48
$1 play: 57/14/38/5 = $8
Analysis:
Lust is a 3-year-old son of Real Desire from the Beach Towel mare BJ’s Beach Fire who shows three qualifiers at the Meadows in Pennsylvania. He is owned by Wayne Knittel and William Neumeister with the hot connections of trainer Bob Johnson (.445 UTR) and Mooney Svendsen (.316).
My $48 ticket uses four horses in the sixth race to kick off the sequence with Code Blue (2), Dancing Barry (3), Patty’s Courage (6) and Goose Lips (7). In the second leg I have Cycle Power (1), Star Time Kid (4) and Satire (7). In the eighth race I use Letter Of Intent (3), Pussy Cat (5), Ailene’s Prince (7) and Seneca Falls (8). I then single Lust (5) in the final leg.
My economy-minded $8 play is 5,7 with 1,4 with 3,8 with 5.